Brazilian photographer Francisco Attié longed for the nostalgia of watching the World Cup with his family and his countryfolk. So he embarked on a journey to find a home away from home, at tournament watch parties throughout the city.
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Supporters of the Ecuadorian soccer team watch a match at El Encebollado de Victor, a restaurant in Bushwick.One of my earliest memories is of being home in Brazil, where I'm awakened by my parents in the early morning and then carried, half-asleep, to my neighbor’s house to watch Brazil beat Germany in the 2002 World Cup final.
This was one of the formative moments of my life. To this day I equate waking up early, before the sun has fully come out, with adventure. And every four years, I hope to relive the memories I made as a little kid. So, I went out into the city looking for pockets of life — a home away from home, where I could find people as dedicated to watching the World Cup as that little boy and his family. With this series of photos, I sought to capture fans at their most vulnerable, their most elated and their most enthralled.
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